![]() ![]() ‘One of the major achievements of contemporary fantasy’ ![]() On his return from the Second World War, he finds his brother, Christopher, is also in thrall to the mysterious wood, wherein lies a realm where mythic archetypes grow flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams, and in promises of freedom lies the sanctuary of insanity. Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to the mysteries of Ryhope Wood. Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square fenced-in wood in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable … and stronger than time itself. Read Chapter 4 from Mythago Woodĭeep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and none remain unchanged. The special 30th Anniversary edition of Mythago Wood was published as part of the Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks series in 2014, featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman which you can read here. ![]()
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